In the ADN newspaper today, I read that America’s most important indie band of the moment, Elk City, was coming to Valencia on April 2nd.
Who? Although I try and keep up on indie music, I’d never heard of Elk City. A little online research reveals that they are in fact a band, and even [...]

Right outside the city gates lies the University of Valencia’s outstanding Botanic Garden (Jardín Botánico).

Even if you’re not a huge fan of plants, the garden is indisputably worth both an hour of your time, and the €1 admission. It’s pleasant to walk around among the botanic life, collected from all over the world — [...]

I love going shopping at the Mercado Central - Everything is so fresh and healthy and just the atmosphere is worth a trip. We try to go at least once a week, and I thought I should share with my favorite stand:
El Racó de Feri

A Greek Delicatessen!
The problem is that I just can’t stop myself [...]

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Ah… Fallas is over, the monuments burnt, and we can finally get back to life as norma…. WHA?! You mean this is still a holiday?!

That’s right, largely forgotten in the madness surrounding Las Fallas is the fact that this is Easter week. Today is Good Friday, something which I realized only after going out [...]

Last night, more than 750 monuments were burned during La Cremà — the fiery, official end to the Fallas celebrations.

Convento Jerusalén’s Monument in Flames

We went to see the monument of Convento Jerusalén be burned to the ground. It was amazing. Thousands of people crowded into the streets and on every balcony, to watch [...]